Rift Beyond Arcadia

The Arcadia system was promised as humanity's golden frontier-an emerald haven of science, faith, and progress. Instead, Astrid Kade awakens to a world tearing itself apart.

Corporate fleets descend like vultures, hungry for Arcadia's resources. The iron-fisted Protectorate struggles to maintain control. And the ancient Order of the Luminary, once the Protectorate's loyal spiritual arm, has split into warring sects ready to ignite civil war.

Caught in the crossfire, Astrid is an outsider-unexpected, unregistered, and unconditioned. Armed with nothing but stubborn curiosity, she's thrust into a maze of conspiracy, conflicting ideals, and buried truths that the powerful would kill to protect.

From haunted mining ruins and bio-engineered jungles to orbital marketplaces run by mercenary barons, Astrid must choose where she stands. Because beneath Arcadia's simmering conflict lies a secret that could reshape the future... or shatter the system forever.

In a star-ruled frontier where every faction claims righteousness, Astrid's destiny may be the spark that tips the balance. And the fate of Arcadia will rest on the choices she never asked to make.